Four Year Plan of Study | Music, Composition

The information below reflects the four year plan of study for the current academic
year. To view degree requirements from the academic year you began the degree program,
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Recommended Four-Year Plan of Study

College of Liberal ArtsBachelor of Arts in Music (Composition Concentration)

All students must pass piano proficiency through MUS 1407. See music major requirements
listed under Curricula in Music.

Full-time students must enroll in one ensemble appropriate to their emphasis area
each semester even though the six-hour requirement may have been fulfilled. Part-time
students are strongly encouraged to participate in an ensemble every semester. Any
student, whether full-time or part-time, who is enrolled in an applied music course,
must enroll in an ensemble. Students with an emphasis in piano or music studies should
consult with their advisor to choose an ensemble.

Nine hours must be non-ensemble, three of which must be at 4000. Three hours must
be in Jazz History, Jazz Theory, Jazz Composition/Arranging, or Jazz Improvisation.